Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-07-22
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ARCHBISHOP sEGHERS KILLED CROP oUT.
LooK-olL WORKS BURNED WHEAT
BURNED THE HOT WAVE.
ARCHBISHOP sEGHERs KILLED.

Information has just come to San Francisco
by the latest Alaska teamer, that the Catho-
!ic Archbishop, Charles J. Seghers, formerly
OF Oregon, was shot and killed on the Yukon
river by travelling companion named Fuller.
Ii appears that the two men, accompanied by
party Of Indians, in November last were
travelling in the wilds of Alaska. On the
27th day OF that month, says one Of the n
dians, Fuller became morose and quarrelsomc,
and desired to CAMP. at certain place, but
the Bishop acted on the advice Of the Indians
and the party moved on. Fuller complained
that more attention was paid TO the Indians
than TO him. He talked about it constantly.
In the morning Fuller arose first and said:
Bishop, get up'' The Bishop lifted his head
and half arose.. when Fuller shot him with a
rifle, the bullet struck squarely in the fore
head, killing instantly. One OF the Indians,
being awake, saw it all, and secured the mur-
derer, who will be taken to Sitka for trial.
When interviewed by priests he confesses his
crime and cries about it. Fuller was formerly
matchmaker in Portland and went to Alaska
with the Archbishop. Most Reverend Charles
John Seghers was born in Belgium, December
80, 1889, ordained priest in 1868; moved to
Victoria in the same year; appointed admins
traitor Of Vancouver Island in 1871 and Bishop
in 1873; made missionary tour Of Alaska in
1873, accomplishing much COED; appointed
coadjutor to Archbishop Blanchet In 1873,
and succeeded him in 1880; resigned in 1883,
and went for further missionary work to Alaska
in July 1886. At Rome he had received
special blessing from Pope Plus TX, and had
been twice invested with, the pallium.
Archbishop Seghers once leclured before
the Philalathean literary society in this city on
the subject, "Truth." He was an able man,
an eloquent speaker and universally beloved.
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
The drought throughout the northwestern
states injured all crops more or less. Corn,
although not materially damaged so far, is
commencing to show the effects Of the dry
season, and must suffer considerably if rain
does not fall soon in sufficient puantity. As
result of the drought the oat crop is ripen-
ing too fast, and, without rain, will hardly
make three quarters Of crop. Estimates of
the average yield in different states of winter
wheat is as follows: Illinois, IS bushels per
acre; Indiana, IS; Kansas, II in some coun-
ties, much lighter in others and the average
will be very poor; Kentucky, IS; Missouri, 10;
Wisconsin, II; Ohio reports good crop, but
no figures are given. The spring wheat re-
port indicates an average Of II per cent, with
almost a total failure on account Of insects in
six counties in Iowa; in Minnesota, II per
cent; in Nebraska, 81 per cent; in Dakota, So
per cent. Throughout the states mentioned,
pastures are suffering from lack Of rain. Po-
tatoes and apples do not promise much more
than a half crop. Hay will hardly reach that
figure.
100000 BUsHEL OF WHEAT BURNED.
The ST. Anthony elevator, triple structure,
the largest in the Northwest, located on the
Manitoba road, two miles east Of Minneapolis,
was totally destroyed by fire, Tuesday night,
together withreentents, about I,Ioo, 900 bush
els Of wheat. Loss on building and machinery
will be about $25o,ooo, on grain $8z5, 5000;
fully insured. The wheat destroyed was one
tenth Of the visible supply of the Northwest
outside of Duluth. The origin of the fire
is unknown. Two watchmen were on duty
in the enginc-room, but cannot tell the
cause
STANDARD OIL WORKS on FIRE.
Fire in the Standard Oil Company's works al
Constable Hook N. ]. broke out at I2:3ooclock
Wednesday morning. The flames rapidly
spread and at three o'clock the barrel factory,
supply house and warehouses were entirely
consumed, and the sulphur factory Of T. &
s. Whites was on fire and the whole town
was threatened The loss has reached ST. ,ooo,-
900.
THE HOT WAVE.
Saturday and Sundays were the hottest days
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